An unlocked parked car with the keys left inside proved to be an irresistible temptation to a local car thief recently in LibertyLake.

A resident in the 20000 block of East Nora Avenue called Liberty Lake Police the morning of March 7 to report his car was missing. Fortunately for the owner, the Liberty Lake detective found the car in Greenacres, where it had become high centered in a drainage swale, said Liberty Lake Police Chief Brian Asmus. The car was still in working condition and the owner reported that nothing wasmissing.

Police are now trying to determine

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An unlocked parked car with the keys left inside proved to be an irresistible temptation to a local car thief recently in LibertyLake.

A resident in the 20000 block of East Nora Avenue called Liberty Lake Police the morning of March 7 to report his car was missing. Fortunately for the owner, the Liberty Lake detective found the car in Greenacres, where it had become high centered in a drainage swale, said Liberty Lake Police Chief Brian Asmus. The car was still in working condition and the owner reported that nothing wasmissing.

Police are now trying to determine who stole the car and took it for a ride. We recovered a lot of good evidence, Asmussaid.

Other calls from March2-9

March 4: A resident reported finding an uncapped syringe and a spoon with white residue on it in the 21000 block of East Country Vista Drive. The family of a Liberty Lake Elementary School student reported the students missing cellphone had been tracked to a specific location. Officers responded and discovered that a friend of the student had stolen the phone because she wanted a phone of herown.

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Liberty Lake Police Blotter - Thu, 12 Mar 2015 PST